The President of the Republic of Belarus shall take a decision to appoint a republican referendum on his own initiative or after submission, in accordance with this Code, of proposals by the Chambers of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus or the citizens for his consideration.

The decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus on appointment of the referendum shall, as a rule, include:

the date of the referendum;

the legal force of the decision adopted by the referendum;

the wording of the question (questions) put to the referendum;

other organisational measures required to hold the referendum.

If a draft law shall be offered to the referendum, this draft law shall be appended to the decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus of the appointment of the referendum.

The date of the referendum shall be set not later than three months from the date of the decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus on appointment of the referendum.

The decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus on appointment of the referendum, the text of the draft law or the draft of any other decision offered for the referendum, shall be published in the press and promulgated through other mass media in accordance with the procedure established by the President of the Republic of Belarus.

The President of the Republic of Belarus shall have the right to reject the proposal on holding a referendum if it shall fail to comply with the requirements of this Code and other legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus.